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My object of the week is this albumen portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, which was used to illustrate the National Portrait Gallery’s...

My object of the week is this albumen portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, which was used to illustrate the National Portrait Gallery’s...

This week’s object of the week isn’t mine per se, but Zara Anishanslin’s. In her recently published book, Portrait of a Woman in Silk:...

This week’s object of the week isn’t mine per se, but Zara Anishanslin’s. In her recently published book, Portrait of a Woman in Silk:...

My pick of the week is Michael Yonan’s article ‘Materializing Empire in an Eighteenth-Century Lace Gown’ (Textile), which was recently...

My pick of the week is Michael Yonan’s article ‘Materializing Empire in an Eighteenth-Century Lace Gown’ (Textile), which was recently...

London’s Outrage punk fanzine My object of the week comes from Jon Savage’s article ‘Fanzines: the purest explosion of British punk‘,...

London’s Outrage punk fanzine My object of the week comes from Jon Savage’s article ‘Fanzines: the purest explosion of British punk‘,...

A roundup of the CFPs, articles, podcasts, and workshops that caught my eye this week: The Morbid Anatomy Museum’s beautiful and...

A roundup of the CFPs, articles, podcasts, and workshops that caught my eye this week: The Morbid Anatomy Museum’s beautiful and...

L0058782 Velvet ribbon votive offering, Isle of Man, 1880-1916 Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images This blue velvet ribbon...

L0058782 Velvet ribbon votive offering, Isle of Man, 1880-1916 Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images This blue velvet ribbon...

I thought I’d share the information about the National Museum of Scotland’s forthcoming lecture on Margaret Tytler’s fascinating yet...

I thought I’d share the information about the National Museum of Scotland’s forthcoming lecture on Margaret Tytler’s fascinating yet...

A roundup of CFPs, articles, papers, and postings that caught my attention this week: Spectropia; or, Surprising Spectral Illusions...

A roundup of CFPs, articles, papers, and postings that caught my attention this week: Spectropia; or, Surprising Spectral Illusions...

A roundup of CFPs, conferences, articles, job listings and seminar series that have caught my eye in the last (few) week(s). As always,...

A roundup of CFPs, conferences, articles, job listings and seminar series that have caught my eye in the last (few) week(s). As always,...

This article examining the material culture of abandoned psychiatric institutions: ‘Abandoned Suitcases Reveal Private Lives of Insane...

This article examining the material culture of abandoned psychiatric institutions: ‘Abandoned Suitcases Reveal Private Lives of Insane...